One in five private schools is at risk of closing because of reduced enrollment caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, various sources say.

Around 8,000 small stationary businesses out of a total 200,000 in Mexico have been forced to close during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism (Concanaco).

With almost no previous notification, the state government last week permitted movie theaters in Jalisco to reopen, albeit under strict sanitary guidelines.

Expo Membrillo, the annual quince festival put on in Atotonilquillo by growers and producers of derivatives of the tangy fruit, is scheduled to take place August 15 and 16 in a virtual format.

Only three municipalities in Jalisco (out of 125) have not had confirmed cases of Covid-19: San Martín de Bolaños in the north of the state, Ejutla in the southwest and Santa Maria del Oro on the border of Michoacan in the south.

With no slowdown in the Covid-19 pandemic, Jalisco authorities have announced the cancellation of several major events planned for the fall.